You won't find the Horniman Museum in Forest Gate - try Forest Hill!
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From: The Natural Science Collections Association discussion list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gillie Newman
Sent: 26 February 2010 11:14
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Subject: Re: FW: Natural History galleries
hello,
for the moment i can think of-
Booth Museum, Brighton; Eton College (or did they sell it off?) Windsor;
Grant Museum, UCL; Horniman, Forest Gate; Powel-Cotton, Kent; Cantebury
Museum, Kent - web sites have loads but sorry, nothing on little tucked
away places
best Gill
Freedman, Jan (COMMUNITY SERVICES) wrote:
> Hi All,
> See below enquiry from a PhD student looking into natural history
> collections.
> (Apologies for cross posting!).
> Hope everyone is well,
> Jan
>
> *Jan Freedman*
> *Acting Keeper of Natural History*
> Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
> Drake Circus
> Plymouth
> PL4 8AJ
> Tel: 01752 30 4774
> W: www.plymouthmuseum.gov.uk
>
>
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> *From:* List for discussion of issues in museum education in the
> UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Eleanor Kirk
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:42 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Natural History galleries
>
> Good afternoon hive mind,
>
> I need your help. I am currently researching children's responses
> to natural history in museums. I would like to collate a list of
> *all* the natural history museums and galleries in the UK.
>
> So, if you have a couple of spare minutes, I would very much
> appreciate it if as many people as possible could let me know any
> museums that they can think of that have at least one gallery of
> natural history (UK only). This doesn't just have to be the museum
> where you work, but can be any that you've been to or heard of.
>
> I know there are some obvious ones (I don't need telling about the
> London NHM), but there may be some that seem obvious to locals,
> but are less obvious to me! Also, because I'm looking for
> galleries as well as whole museums, it can be hard to find exactly
> which museums do have these galleries from all of them in the
> country. Therefore the more responses I get the better -
> everyone's input helps.
>
> I have checked out the NatSCA website, but they don't seem to have
> a list of collections.
>
> As a secondary request, and if you have a couple of extra minutes,
> it would also be great to know which ones you think are good for
> young children.
>
> I really appreciate your help with this. I will let you know when
> I've made my list and then any other interested person can request
> it from me.
>
> All the best,
>
> Elee
>
> *Elee Kirk*
>
> www.eleekirk.com <http://www.eleekirk.com>
>
> Freelance Museum Educator & Researcher
>
>
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Gillie Newman
Conservator
UCL Collections & Museums
Grant Museum of Zoology
Darwin Building
University College London
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England
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Fax: (+44) 020 7679 7096Silver Award Winner for Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007 (Visit London Awards)
Find out about the Horniman’s Darwin 200 programme - www.horniman.ac.uk/darwin
For further information visit our website 'www.horniman.ac.uk'.
The Horniman Public Museum & Public Park Trust. 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ.
Registered as a charity in England and Wales. Charity registration number: 802725
Company registration number: 2456393
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